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>How many plastic widgets and doodads in your house were made by an effective slave in China? Or US, which, differently from China, has, in 2022, an entire off
by trasz 4y ago
>How many plastic widgets and doodads in your house were made by an effective slave in China?
Or US, which, differently from China, has, in 2022, an entire official slave business, reportedly being an important part of some states' economy. But it's always China that gets mentioned; isn't that strange?
- colpabar 4y agocome on man, how can you make such a claim without posting a link
- PAPPPmAc 4y agoPretty sure they're referring to prison labor, eg. https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploitation-of-incarcerated-workers https://www.aclu.org/news/human-rights/captive-labor-exploit...
- trasz 4y agoAlso https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-wo.... But the very fact that it’s not common knowledge is very telling.
- Ekaros 4y agoYeah, I'm always surprised how country with slavery literally enshrined in its constitution is always so critical of the issue. It is like they are all hypocrites and don't focus first fixing their own crimes.